The debut feature of Ethiopian director Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, which has Angelina Jolie on board as an executive producer, is headlined by local star Meron Getnet. By Boyd van Hoeij Difret Film ...
Starring: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Harege Woin, Shetaye Abreha, Mekonen Laeake, Meaza Tekle. Angelina Jolie epitomises the humanitarian filmmaker, always attentive to socially relevant projects.
In the opening scene of “Difret,” Zereseney Mehari’s first feature film, human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi (Meron Getnet) reassures one of her clients: “Don’t worry,” she says. “There are laws in ...